Chapter 8. Using Transitions

Transitions are effects placed between video clips to help smooth the movement from one scene to another. We've all seen transitions, even if we don't recognize them by that name. In movies, for example, when the screen fades to black at the end of a dramatic scene and then fades back in from black to the next scene, the filmmaker is using a fade transition. When two scenes blend together for a moment before the second scene appears clearly, the filmmaker is using a dissolve transition.